A new report from a U.S. think tank argues that, in a potential conflict with China, the U.S. Navy should focus on targeting Chinese aircraft carriers. The outlets describe the approach as using tactics comparable to those China is believed to plan against U.S. ships.
All three reports frame the proposal as a strategic concept rather than an announced operational change. They present the idea in terms of carrier vulnerability and how forces might be employed to disrupt Chinese carrier operations, while also mirroring aspects of China’s projected planning against American maritime capabilities.
Differences among the outlets are limited, with each emphasizing the same central claim: the think tank’s recommended focus on Chinese carriers and the intent to match or draw from Chinese planning assumptions. None of the articles provide details indicating official adoption by the Navy, nor do they suggest imminent policy shifts.
